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    I can tell you just from what I marked mine up the ones at Saddleback are marked up a lot. I just went and checked and looked at the pouch for $129.00. It's 6" x 8" so roughly a sq ft and 1/2 of leather. And it has a strap and rivets, and a toggle close. I made mine out of chrome tanned and it's 18" x 13" and has chicago screws and a toggle close. It has embossed veg tanned on the inside for dividers and to add shape to the bag. It has a stamped strap on it to match the leaves I made and sewed on the front and back because the gusset didn't get 'caught' all the way through so I disguised that with a leaf, and sewed one on the other side to make it looked planned. Also my strap has a sliding foam filled shoulder protector from matching materials. I know I don't have $30.00 in the total bag but since they are a big project I sell mine starting at $125.00. They sell something that clips onto one of their bags like mine to stick your phone in for 129.00? You could use the finest leather available and hardware and not have $100.00 in one of their bags they sell for 500+. So it's really just up to you to decide if you want to put the work into it because this one http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?app=galleryℑ=17298 was my first and took almost two weeks to complete working on it some everyday. I learned as I went along and fortunately didn't mess up anything that couldn't be fixed. Cheryl

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    Ian you could make stand up purses with this leather too if you buy the bag stiffeners or combine veg tanned with it on the outside if the shape of yokes or something similar. The possibilities are really endless. Plus with the colors you mentioned you could make some really cool messenger bags. Mine is chrome tanned and I just used veg tanned embossed leather on the inside as file folder holders or pockets for whatever I wanted to carry to give it more form although it's still 'squishy' because I wanted it to be. I recently made a cross body purse and an under the shirt money belt out of italian soft leather about the same oz. These are some of my pictures. If I can help please let me know.

    http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?app=galleryℑ=17298

    http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?app=galleryℑ=21872

    Cheryl

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